The Crusader – Spaceship+Mech

Hi, Liam here! I’m so excited to kick off our Brik Bros Reboot, a series of short posts highlighting some of our coolest designs!

Today I’m sharing the Crusader, a spaceship I’ve been working on for a few months. The cool thing about it is that it not only flies, but it can also walk! I tried to use click joint pieces to create the leg movement, but they were too limiting, so in the end I used only half of a click joint for each leg.

I hope these pictures inspire you to create your own sci-fi designs!

The ship from the front

The back of the ship – the rockets become missiles after it transforms

The ship from the side

The ship before it begins transformation

First the legs split apart,

Then the feet rotate,

And finally it stands up.

A side image of the ship in walker mode

A close-up of the legs

The minifigure pilot with his gear

This model really proves that something is not always what it seems! Have you ever built a model that has a hidden feature?